Category: Basketball
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Thomas Jurkovitz Lugano Tigers (SBL) signed 27-year old swingman Thomas Jurkovitz (195cm-1997) for upcoming 2024-25 season. Jurkovitz played last season at Vevey Riviera in Swiss NLB league. In 10 SBL games he had 4.6ppg and 2.5rpg. Jurkovitz also played for Lions de Geneve that season where in 13 SBL games he recorded just 2.5ppg, 1.6rpg…
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Delta Gurjaani (Superleague) re-signed 31-year old former international 197cm swingman Saba Lobjanidze for the upcoming season. Lobjanidze played there last season. In 29 Superleague games, he recorded 10.5ppg, 5.7rpg, and 3.1apg. He helped them to make it to the semifinals and was voted to Eurobasket.com All-Georgian League Honorable Mention. In the previous (2022-23) season, he…
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Valencia Basket (Liga Endesa) added to their roster 27-year old Croatian international point guard Goran Filipovic (183cm-1996, agency: 011 Sports). Filipovic played last season at Igokea in Bosnia and Herzegovina Division I. He managed to play in three leagues in two countries last year. In 14 Division I games he recorded 12.6ppg, 2.1rpg, 3.4apg and…
Steve Kerr presents Andrew Wiggins with a major challenge
Andrew Wiggins had the worst season of his career last year, but the Warriors say he’s primed for a bounce-back season in 2024-25. Wiggins was traded to the Warriors from the Timberwolves at the 2020 deadline, a move that turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to him. He dispelled the narrative…
Oscar Robertson Criticizes Steve Kerr’s Defensive Strategy Against Jokic in Team USA Game
Nikola Jokic led Serbia to a bronze medal at the Paris Olympic Games and came very close to toppling Team USA in the semi-final. NBA legend Oscar Robertson criticized USA’s defense against the big man. Robertson stated on the All The Smoke podcast that Jokic “made a fool out of Team USA” during their close…
Giannis Antetokounmpo Ties the Knot with Longtime Partner Mariah Riddlesprigger
During an exclusive interview with People at a launch event in partnership with Degree on Monday, Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo confirmed his marriage to wife Mariah Riddlesprigger. Antetokounmpo, who turns 30 in December, said he married his longtime girlfriend in Greece surrounded by family members and friends. The 6-foot-11 forward was born and raised…
Report: ESPN Fires Senior Reporter Shortly After Woj’s Retirement
In a shocking development, Zach Lowe, a 12-year ESPN veteran, has been let go by the network shortly after NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski announced his retirement. The Athletic was the first to report the news: “ESPN has decided to part ways with NBA senior writer Zach Lowe as part of their ongoing layoffs,” according to…
Sheryl Swoopes Clarifies Misconceptions About Relationship with Caitlin Clark
Sheryl Swoopes has been labelled a Caitlin Clark hater, but she has attempted to clear the air about the Indiana rookie. Swoopes has been fairly critical of Clark since he entered the league and just last week, made the claim that her Fever teammates don’t like playing there because of the negative attention from Clark’s…
Top Reactions to Derrick Rose’s NBA Retirement
2011 NBA MVP Derrick Rose announced his retirement via social media on Thursday after 16 seasons in the league. He put ads in local newspapers of the six cities he played for: Chicago, New York, Cleveland, Minneapolis, Detroit and Memphis to let everyone know. The 35-year-old guard was waived by the Grizzlies earlier this week…
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Galatasaray Ekmas Istanbul (BSL) signed 31-year old point guard Can Korkmaz (187cm-1992, agency: Interperformances) for the upcoming 2024-25 season. It is actually his comeback to Galatasaray as he has played here before. Korkmaz has played for the last two seasons at Darussafaka in the BSL. In 24 games, he had 9.7ppg, 2.0rpg, and 3.5apg last…